EARLY ARMENIAN IMMIGRATION ON TGHS ROSTER

The community is invited to hear The Glendale Historical Society board member Ani Mnatsakanyan tonight, Thursday, April 28 at 7 p.m. as she shares stories of resilience and strength in the Armenian American community. She’ll recount how Armenians reconstruct their lives in a foreign land while attempting to preserve their identity and memories of the homeland they were forced to leave behind.

This online event is free and open to all; however, advance reservations are required. To register, visit https://glendalehistorical.org/yettem.

20th ANNUAL CALTECH JAZZ FESTIVAL

The Caltech Jazz Band will present its 20th Annual Caltech Jazz Festival on Saturday, April 30 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The event will take place at Hameetman Patio on the Caltech campus, close to the Red Door Café. It is open to the public and performers will include the Caltech Jazz Band directed by Barb Catlin featuring guest artist Gordon Goodwin, the Iban Lee Quartet and the Caltech Jazz Guitar Ensemble with guest Riner Scivally.

Goodwin is a prominent American pianist, saxophonist, composer, arranger and conductor. He is the leader of Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band. He has won four Grammy Awards, three Daytime Emmy Awards, and has received over 20 Grammy nominations for his compositions and arrangements. 

Admission is free.  No tickets are required, but limited seating is available. Audience members are welcome to bring food and blankets for a picnic on the lawn. Food and beverages will also be sold at the Brown and Red Door Cafés on campus. For more information, visit pva.caltech.edu or call (626) 395-3295.

CELEBRATING INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY

Independent Bookstore Day is Saturday, April 30. The date coincides with Flintridge Bookstore’s 15^th anniversary, and it is celebrating with giveaways, a drawing for various genres of books, a store scavenger hunt and more. Activities are outside, inside and in back of the store.

Flintridge Bookstore has invited local authors for meet and greets and signings. The designers of Little Muse Jewelry and Purses by Lucia are also coming, and there is an afternoon reading by two poets.

More than ever, local bookstores need the support of their communities. Independent Bookstore Day is a way to show appreciation for the contributions made by these small businesses. It also provides an opportunity for bookstores to say thank you to their neighbors and all their customers with special programs for all ages.

Flintridge Bookstore is located at 858 Foothill Blvd., La Cañada Flintridge at the intersection of Beulah Drive. There is street parking as well as a lot in the rear of the store off of Beulah Drive.

To learn more, visit https://www.flintridgebooks.com.

ART ON THE ROCK ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR

Friends of Rockhaven is hosting Art on the Rock, an arts & crafts fair that focuses on women’s art. It is being held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 30 at St. Luke’s of the Mountains, 2563 Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta. It’s free to attend.

LANTERMAN HOUSE SPONSORS LECTURE

The Lanterman House will sponsor a free lecture by historic house expert Tim Gregory on Sunday, May 1 at 2 p.m. The talk, titled “Paul Revere Williams in La Cañada Flintridge,” will explore the life and career of celebrated architect Paul Revere Williams (1894-1980) and his work in the local community.

The Lanterman House has also invited any current resident of a Paul Revere Williams home in La Cañada Flintridge to participate in the discussion and share personal stories about living in a Williams-designed home.

Reservations are encouraged via Eventbrite: https://paulwilliamslecture.eventbrite.com.

The lecture is free and will be held on the grounds of the historic Lanterman House at 4420 Encinas Drive, La Cañada Flintridge. For more information, please visit lantermanhouse.org.

TACOS, TEQUILA AND PAINT

The USC Verdugo Hills Women’s Council is hosting a paint night to raise funds for the IRA Cath Lab scheduled to open this month. This added service will provide the community with a fast response in identifying life threatening heart issues. 

Tacos, Tequila and Paint is on May 5 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the patio of USC Verdugo Hills Hospital. Tickets are $50. RSVP to Barbara Jordan at Barbara.Jordan@med.usc.edu or call (818) 952-2226.

BREAKING BARRIERS: GLENDALE’S PIONEERING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS.

All are invited to take part in a festive evening with wine and refreshments in the Brand Park gazebo on May 14 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. to celebrate the reopening of the Doctors House. Be among the first to tour The Glendale Historical Society’s special exhibit in the Doctors House Museum: Breaking Barriers: Glendale’s Pioneering Women Entrepreneurs.

Each room in the Museum will be dedicated to one of five extraordinary women of Glendale: world-renowned Mid-century glassware designer Dorothy Thorpe; groundbreaking filmmaker Nell Shipman; pioneering cosmetics manufacturer Fanny Briggs Carr; prolific California art pottery owner A. Lois Modglin; and famed restaurateur Piedad Yorba Sowl. Explore their life and work on a docent-led tour featuring archival photos, historic artifacts and fascinating insider stories of these legendary Glendale women.

Tickets are $20 and must be purchased in advance. To RSVP and register, visit https://glendalehistorical.org/breaking-barriers.

Please note: Proof of COVID vaccination is required for entrance to the Museum and will be checked at the door. Masks must be worn inside the Museum. 

IMPORTANT ARCHEOLOGICAL & HISTORICAL SITES
IN AND AROUND THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY

In spite of the growth of the San Fernando Valley, it still hosts some Native American rock and village sites as well as many sites dating from the Spanish, Mexican and early American periods.

The speaker for the May 14 program is Al Knight. He will take attendees on a “tour” of his selections of the most interesting of these sites. Knight has over 40 years of experience in archeological, anthropological and historic fieldwork, research and writing and is the author of numerous published and unpublished reports. He has participated in over 250 projects in Southern California, including work leading to the creation of local Stonehurst community HPOZ. 

This event begins at 1 p.m. and is free and open to the public ($3 donation appreciated) and everyone is welcome.

Bolton Hall Museum, home of Little Landers Historical Society, is located at 10110 Commerce Ave. in Tujunga.

For additional information or to schedule a group visit, see BoltonHall.org or call (818) 352-3420 or email llhs@boltonhall.org.

DINE-OUT BENEFITS LCFOG

A dine-out fundraiser is being held on Wednesday, May 18 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Los Gringos Locos, 631 Foothill Blvd. in La Cañada benefiting La Cañada Flintridge Orthopaedic Guild.

A copy of the flyer is at www.cvweekly.com/JUST FOR FUN.

CANDIDATE FORUM PLANNED FOR GUSD

A candidate forum for candidates for the Board of Education Areas B & C will be held on Wednesday, May 18 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

To register for the virtual webinar, visit www.gusd.net/May18.

This event is co-hosted by the Glendale Council PTA and the League of Women Voters of Greater Los Angeles. The public is invited to submit questions for consideration at tinyurl.com/y3eh2bx5 no later than May 1.

TGHS PRESENTS ‘WE WERE AMERICANS’

On Thursday, May 19 at 7 p.m. The Glendale Historical Society members Katherine and Glenn Yamada will provide a guided viewing of the film “We Were Americans” followed by a discussion with filmmakers Ara Oshagan and Avo Kambourian.

A few months after the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 to 120,000 Japanese Americans living on the West Coast. The order directed them to report to local authorities for further instructions.

“We Were Americans” traces the Yamada family story before, during and after their internment. Commissioned in 2018 by ReflectSpace Gallery under the direction of Ara Oshagan, the documentary was filmed on location at the relocation center ruins in Poston and was directed, produced and edited by filmmaker Avo Kambourian.

This online event is free and open to all; however, advance reservations are required. To RSVP, visit https://tinyurl.com/2s3z7sa7.

‘MAPPING THE SUBLIME’ AT BRAND LIBRARY & ART CENTER

“Mapping the Sublime: Reframing Landscape in the 21^st Century” is at the Brand Library & Art Center through June 11.

Los Angeles-based artists Lawrence Gipe and Beth Davila Waldman organized this survey of a diverse group of 19 artists that challenge the culture’s conceptions regarding landscape, re-examining the genre as a mediated view of nature and a construction of centuries of aesthetic processing, demarcation and colonial expansion. The works persuade the viewer to consider the landscape genre anew, with traditional notions of the Sublime reevaluated to reflect contemporary issues of climate change and the Anthropocene.

Brand Library & Art Center, 1601 W. Mountain St. in Glendale

JBHS PLANS REUNION

Calling all graduates from John Burroughs High School class of 1962!

The 60^th year class reunion celebration will be held at the Burbank Elks Lodge at 2232 N. Hollywood Way in Burbank on Saturday, June 25 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Come and renew old friendships, share memories and catch up on what’s new. The Reunion Committee has planned an evening of fine dining, music enjoyed “back in the day” in addition to video and photo opportunities to capture the moments of this grand event. We want everyone to attend so if you know of classmates who haven’t heard of this event, please let them know. The reunion committee strives to contact as many grads as possible.

JBHS Class of 1962 only: Have a fav song from our era? Submit the song title and song artist(s) as a reunion celebration playlist is being created. Send your selection to cchavoor@gmail.com and thank you in advance. This is going to be so much fun so don’t miss out!!

For more information, please contact Chuck Chavoor at cchavoor@gmail.com.

VHHS PLANS REUNION

“Team 74” is planning a 50th high school reunion in 2024. Friends and graduates of Verdugo Hills High School are invited to attend to trade stories of family, careers, adventures and anything else.

Currently Team 74 is in the planning phase of collecting names and numbers of classmates and putting together a database; emails from classmates can be received at clsof74reunion@yahoo.com. Information should include a mailing address, cell number and graduate’s name at graduation (if different than now).

A list of frequently asked questions will be provided to keep everyone updated as the reunion plans move forward. Those who belong to various VHHS groups will see redundant information to ensure all classmates are notified and have an opportunity to attend.

At this time the FB VHHS groups will be the reunion information outlet until a more focused site is created.